2026 NBA Draft (Part I)

[Larry_Russell]

Jayden Quaintance territory. I’m down.

Yup, same.

Also I didn't see this but saw the box score, my man Koa Peat put up 30/7/5/1/2 in his first game against the national champs? Is that for real???

Koa is a real interesting prospect.

Might move himself into top 7-10 conversations truthfully.

If he can show he take take and make a three his stock will rise.

[165bows]

Jayden Quaintance territory. I’m down.

Yup, same.

Also I didn't see this but saw the box score, my man Koa Peat put up 30/7/5/1/2 in his first game against the national champs? Is that for real???

Koa is a real interesting prospect.

Might move himself into top 7-10 conversations truthfully.

If he can show he take take and make a three his stock will rise.

Top 10 for me.

I mean I haven’t seen ten lotto picks in this draft yet but he’s one of my guys for this year. Koa for Boston let’s go

[Larry_Russell]

Yup, same.

Also I didn't see this but saw the box score, my man Koa Peat put up 30/7/5/1/2 in his first game against the national champs? Is that for real???

Koa is a real interesting prospect.

Might move himself into top 7-10 conversations truthfully.

If he can show he take take and make a three his stock will rise.

Top 10 for me.

I mean I haven’t seen ten lotto picks in this draft yet but he’s one of my guys for this year. Koa for Boston let’s go

After the Celtics get the number 1 pick and trade Brown for a center and the number 7 pick....absolutely.

Peterson
White
Tatum
Koa
Center

[Hal14]

Yup, same.

Also I didn't see this but saw the box score, my man Koa Peat put up 30/7/5/1/2 in his first game against the national champs? Is that for real???

Koa is a real interesting prospect.

Might move himself into top 7-10 conversations truthfully.

If he can show he take take and make a three his stock will rise.

Top 10 for me.

I mean I haven’t seen ten lotto picks in this draft yet but he’s one of my guys for this year. Koa for Boston let’s go

I don't see the fit here for Koa.

He's ball dominant. Needs the ball in his hands. To optimize him, he's gotta be your 1st or 2nd option, which isn't gonna happen here. And he doesn't even shoot 3's.

[brackdan70]

Yup, same.

Also I didn't see this but saw the box score, my man Koa Peat put up 30/7/5/1/2 in his first game against the national champs? Is that for real???

Koa is a real interesting prospect.

Might move himself into top 7-10 conversations truthfully.

If he can show he take take and make a three his stock will rise.

Top 10 for me.

I mean I haven’t seen ten lotto picks in this draft yet but he’s one of my guys for this year. Koa for Boston let’s go

Yeah that’s a nice college debut. Lots of top guys looked really solid in their first games.

[Hal14]

Right now, we're at 13th best lottery odds. 13th pick is a pretty good spot. That 10-13 range has had some studs in the past like Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Bam, SGA, Haliburton, etc.

Plus, it's a lottery pick which means if you're in the lottery you can get lucky and move into the top 4 picks

[playa-hater]

Ok, i admitt to barely watching Peterson play. Except for 1 or 2 highlight videos. But is he really the best prospect out of the other two?

I always prefer to have a great talent with size over a great guard. Even in this era of skillful guard play

[redslastlaugh]

Even if we end up with a top 10 pick, what is your level of confidence that Brad will make the pick (not trade the pick) and make the RIGHT pick after watching our last five drafts since Brad took over for Danny?

I only have medium confidence because Brad seems really constrained by he only wants certain archetypes of players and most great draft picks are outliers that succeed in unforeseen ways. But also, it's hard to judge a front office executive that's only selected #28 and #30, those are the only first round draft picks Brad has ever made.

I have "some confidence" based on Brad's track record of team building in general outside of the draft, but that's it

Right now, 13th pick which is a pretty good spot. That 10-13 range has had some studs in the past like Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Bam, SGA, Haliburton, etc.

Plus, it's a lottery pick which means if you're in the lottery you can get lucky and move into the top 4 picks

[Hal14]

Ok, i admitt to barely watching Peterson play. Except for 1 or 2 highlight videos. But is he really the best prospect out of the other two?

I always prefer to have a great talent with size over a great guard. Even in this era of skillful guard play

The order of the top 3 guys is debatable right now. Over the next few months we'll get a better idea of who's better than who.

Peterson is probably the closest thing to MJ/Kobe since MJ/Kobe. And he's a better passer than those guys were at age 18. Also has some shades of SGA.

[threrf23]

Going by his nbadraft.net capsule and measurables, I am going with a Ray Allen comp for Peterson

[playa-hater]

Ok, i admitt to barely watching Peterson play. Except for 1 or 2 highlight videos. But is he really the best prospect out of the other two?

I always prefer to have a great talent with size over a great guard. Even in this era of skillful guard play

The order of the top 3 guys is debatable right now. Over the next few months we'll get a better idea of who's better than who.

Peterson is probably the closest thing to MJ/Kobe since MJ/Kobe. And he's a better passer than those guys were at age 18. Also has some shades of SGA.

I didn't see any explosiveness on the level of Kobe/MJ. All I saw was solid Dribbling and shooting.. But yes it is early

[Hal14]

Going by his nbadraft.net capsule and measurables, I am going with a Ray Allen comp for Peterson

Nah. Ray was a much better shooter. And he was a pure SG.

Peterson is a way better defender, much better passer. And Peterson is more of a PG..but can play the 2 as well..he's a combo-guard but will probably play PG in the NBA.

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Might not be quite as explosuve as MJ/Kobe (at least early in their careers. Both players of course lost a bit of athleticism as their careers went on and relied more on skill, craft and smarts..and relied more on jumpers than rim attacks) but the way Peterson moves, the way his shot mechanics look, some of his moves, like the double crossover into a smooth middie, certainly have some shades of MJ/Kobe imo.

[brackdan70]

Right now, we're at 13th best lottery odds. 13th pick is a pretty good spot. That 10-13 range has had some studs in the past like Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Bam, SGA, Haliburton, etc.

Plus, it's a lottery pick which means if you're in the lottery you can get lucky and move into the top 4 picks

I really like a lot of guys in that range.

[bigboi]

Boozer will not be top 3

[Hal14]

Boozer will not be top 3

He probably will be.

He's no. 1 on my personal board at the moment - barely higher than Peterson..

All 3 of the top guys are studs.

[doogie_hauser]

Even if we end up with a top 10 pick, what is your level of confidence that Brad will make the pick (not trade the pick) and make the RIGHT pick after watching our last five drafts since Brad took over for Danny?

I only have medium confidence because Brad seems really constrained by he only wants certain archetypes of players and most great draft picks are outliers that succeed in unforeseen ways. But also, it's hard to judge a front office executive that's only selected #28 and #30, those are the only first round draft picks Brad has ever made.

I have "some confidence" based on Brad's track record of team building in general outside of the draft, but that's it

Right now, 13th pick which is a pretty good spot. That 10-13 range has had some studs in the past like Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Bam, SGA, Haliburton, etc.

Plus, it's a lottery pick which means if you're in the lottery you can get lucky and move into the top 4 picks

Let's be fair though, Brad has hadn't had any access to any top 20 players/picks talent in the draft so far.

I do really like that Hugo Gonzales selection so far, getting an Euro Alex Caurso at that range was an inspired pick.

I know many were dissatisfied with the returns we got for Jrue and Zinger, but let's remember older/injury prone players on big contracts often need picks attached to them in trades, we did well trading them away without giving any future firsts.

[Larry_Russell]

Ok, i admitt to barely watching Peterson play. Except for 1 or 2 highlight videos. But is he really the best prospect out of the other two?

I always prefer to have a great talent with size over a great guard. Even in this era of skillful guard play

He is 6-5 with a 6-10 wingspan...pretty elite size.


But its hard to say who is best between he and AJ

[brackdan70]

Ok, i admitt to barely watching Peterson play. Except for 1 or 2 highlight videos. But is he really the best prospect out of the other two?

I always prefer to have a great talent with size over a great guard. Even in this era of skillful guard play

This is a good point. Good guards are easy to come by. A good big or wing is much harder to find.
I am not sure who the best prospect is at this point but loving this draft class.

[brackdan70]

Boozer will not be top 3

He probably will be.

He's no. 1 on my personal board at the moment - barely higher than Peterson..

All 3 of the top guys are studs.

Yeah he is definitely top 3 I think unless he tears an Achilles or gets busted for a serious crime or some outlier thing like that.
As a prospect he is probably number 1. Will see how the college year goes but he has all the tools.

[Hal14]

Boozer will not be top 3

He probably will be.

He's no. 1 on my personal board at the moment - barely higher than Peterson..

All 3 of the top guys are studs.

Yeah he is definitely top 3 I think unless he tears an Achilles or gets busted for a serious crime or some outlier thing like that.
As a prospect he is probably number 1. Will see how the college year goes but he has all the tools.

And Boozer can play center. Probably more of a 4 but think he can play the 5 as well.

So Boozer is my no. 1 target for us, since C is the position we're weakest at, of course.

Develop our guys this season..add Tatum and Boozer next season and we're good.